StudiePoint AI
300+ African scholarships, GPA conversion & 1,700+ visa routes for postgrad students.
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Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"studiepoint-ai": {
"url": "https://studiepoint.ai/api/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://studiepoint.ai/api/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (6)
🟢search_scholarships(country, field, degree_level, min_gpa, tier)
Search StudiePoint's database of 200+ full-ride scholarships and 100+ full-tuition scholarships for African postgraduate students. Filter by destination country, field of study, minimum GPA (4.0 scale), degree level, and tier. Returns scholarship name, country, amount, deadline, minimum GPA, essay type, visa accessibility, and application URL.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"country": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Destination country. Examples: 'UK', 'Germany', 'USA', 'Canada', 'Australia', 'Netherlands', 'France', 'Japan', 'China', 'South Korea', 'Sweden', 'Norway'."
},
"field": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Field of study. Examples: 'engineering', 'medicine', 'business', 'law', 'sciences', 'arts', 'agriculture', 'public health', 'economics', 'computer science'."
},
"degree_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"masters",
"phd"
],
"description": "Degree level: 'masters' or 'phd'."
},
"min_gpa": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Maximum minimum GPA required (4.0 scale). Only return scholarships the student can qualify for."
},
"tier": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"full_ride",
"full_tuition",
"affordable_eu"
],
"description": "'full_ride' = fully funded (tuition + living + flights). 'full_tuition' = tuition only, student funds living. 'affordable_eu' = low/no-tuition EU universities across 17 countries."
}
}
}⚪convert_gpa(scale, grade)
Convert a grade from any of 13 African grading systems to the international 4.0 GPA scale used by scholarship applications worldwide. Covers all 54 African countries. Also returns the grade class (e.g. 'First Class Honors') and how the GPA is interpreted in Germany, UK, France, USA/Canada, Australia, Netherlands, and Japan/Korea/China.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"scale": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"nigerian",
"kenyan",
"ghanaian",
"south_african",
"ethiopian",
"tanzanian",
"ugandan",
"zimbabwean",
"rwandan",
"percentage",
"french_20",
"spanish_10",
"west_african_4"
],
"description": "Grading system. nigerian=5.0 scale, kenyan/ghanaian/ethiopian/west_african_4=letter/class, south_african=percentage, tanzanian/ugandan=5.0 class, zimbabwean/rwandan/percentage=%, french_20=20-point (26 Francophone+Lusophone countries), spanish_10=10-point (Equatorial Guinea)."
},
"grade": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The grade class or value. For class-based systems use: 'first_class', 'second_upper', 'second_lower', 'third_class', 'pass'. For kenyan letter grades: 'A', 'B+', 'B', 'C+', 'C', 'D'. For percentage systems: '75%', '68', etc. For french_20: 'tres_bien', 'bien', 'assez_bien', 'passable'. For spanish_10: 'matricula', 'notable', 'aprobado'."
}
},
"required": [
"scale",
"grade"
]
}🟢check_visa(nationality, destination)
Check the visa accessibility rating for an African student of a given nationality applying to study in a specific destination country. Returns a rating (green = easy, yellow = moderate, red = difficult/restricted), notes on the visa process, and any important restrictions.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"nationality": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The student's nationality. Examples: 'Nigerian', 'Kenyan', 'Ghanaian', 'South African', 'Ethiopian', 'Tanzanian', 'Ugandan', 'Rwandan', 'Senegalese', 'Moroccan', 'Egyptian', 'Zambian', 'Zimbabwean', 'Cameroonian'."
},
"destination": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Destination country. Examples: 'UK', 'Germany', 'USA', 'Canada', 'Australia', 'France', 'Netherlands', 'Sweden', 'Norway', 'Japan', 'China', 'South Korea', 'Italy', 'Austria', 'Portugal'."
}
},
"required": [
"nationality",
"destination"
]
}🟢match_scholarships(nationality, converted_gpa, field, degree_level, limit)
Get personalised, ranked scholarship recommendations for an African student based on their full profile. Uses StudiePoint's matching algorithm to score scholarships by GPA fit, field alignment, visa accessibility, deadline urgency, and acceptance rate. Returns top matches with match score, reasoning, and direct application links.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"nationality": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Student's nationality (used for visa scoring)."
},
"converted_gpa": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Student's GPA already converted to the 4.0 scale. Use convert_gpa first if needed."
},
"field": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Student's field of study."
},
"degree_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"masters",
"phd"
],
"description": "Degree level sought."
},
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Number of top matches to return. Default 3, maximum 3 in the public preview."
}
},
"required": [
"nationality",
"converted_gpa",
"field"
]
}🟢get_scholarship(name)
Look up essential public facts about a named scholarship: host country, programme, eligible fields, amount, deadline, minimum GPA, and official application link. Use StudiePoint's private student workflow for essay coaching, detailed fit guidance, and application planning.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Scholarship name or search keyword. Examples: 'Chevening', 'DAAD', 'Rhodes', 'Fulbright', 'Gates Cambridge', 'Commonwealth', 'Erasmus Mundus', 'MasterCard Foundation', 'Aga Khan', 'Australia Awards', 'MEXT', 'Korea GKS', 'Eiffel'."
}
},
"required": [
"name"
]
}🟢estimate_study_costs(destinations, degree_level, lifestyle, scholarship_mode)
Estimate and compare the total annual cost of studying in one or more countries for an African postgraduate student. Covers 32 destinations: Tier 3 affordable EU (Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Baltic states, Balkans), Tier 2 full-tuition scholarship countries (Netherlands, Belgium, Scandinavian countries, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland), and benchmark high-cost countries (UK, USA, Canada, Australia). Returns annual cost breakdown: tuition, living, flights, health insurance, visa fee, and total. Use scholarship_mode=true to show the self-funding gap when tuition is already covered by a scholarship.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"destinations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "List of country IDs or names to compare. IDs: germany, france, italy, austria, portugal, poland, czech_republic, estonia, latvia, lithuania, romania, slovakia, croatia, hungary, slovenia, bulgaria, greece, netherlands, belgium, ireland, denmark, finland, sweden, norway, switzerland, japan, south_korea, hong_kong, uk, usa, canada, australia. Alternatively use common names: 'Germany', 'UK', 'United States', etc. Provide one to three destinations."
},
"degree_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"masters",
"phd"
],
"description": "Degree level. Default: masters."
},
"lifestyle": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"budget",
"comfortable"
],
"description": "Budget = shared accommodation, public transport, cooking at home. Comfortable = private room, occasional dining out. Default: budget."
},
"scholarship_mode": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "If true, sets tuition to €0 (assuming tuition is covered by scholarship) and shows only living costs, flights, insurance, and visa. Useful for comparing cities when a student already has a tuition scholarship. Default: false."
}
}
}Community
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